due to the fact that murray’s been ordered to not use stairs and there is no way out of our house without using stairs we decided a ramp was necessary. it was either that or a catapult. we were originally going to have a temporary ramp built on top of our front steps that could easily be removed when it was no longer needed and put back on if it became necessary again. then in a "lightbulb" moment we came up with the genius idea (and by we i mean i) of building a permanent ramp off the side of our front porch. it was genius for several reasons, the least of which being i knew murray wasn’t going to use something temporary – he’s a strictly permanent, built to codes kind of guy. there have also been several other periods of time in the past where a ramp would have been useful to our elderly dogs and saved us a few visits to the chiropractor. the ramp also has the added benefit of funneling traffic off the front porch and, if so inclined, i can lace up my heelys and take a run down it. oh yeah, i’m a proud 39-year-old heely owner…i just don’t have the guts to wear them to the mall like every kid over 6 does. (i've added the catchy tune to drown out the sound of my horrendous voice).
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